"Orenstein is such a breezy, funny, writer, it's easy to forget she's an important thinker too." - People, four stars, on Cinderella Ate My Daughter "Eye-opening. Orenstein draws powerful, humane portraits of her interview subjects, self-reliant young women who find themselves trapped by sexist stereotypes about women's bodies and women's pleasure. [A] smart, earnest, and timely assessment." - Publishers Weekly, starred review "An enlightening, sad and shocking look into the minds of teenagers and their views on casual sex, love and relationships." - Aimee Blanchette, Minneapolis Star Tribune "Sex and teenagers have always gone together, but parents reading Orenstein's frank exploration of current trends may still be in for a shock. This isn't a comfortable book to read (Orenstein herself admits twinges a few times), but it's an important one." - Booklist "Provocative and thoughtful.

Both an examination of sexual culture and a guide on how to improve it. The breadth of Orenstein's reporting . is impressive." - Laura Stepp, Washington Post "An honest and thoughtful exploration. It would be easy to pigeonhole Girls & Sex as essential reading only for parents of female teens or preteens. [But] this book is for anyone who cares for a girl approaching womanhood." - Adrian Liang, Amazon Best Book of the Month citation "'Girls & Sex' may do more to change how sex education is rethought and how parents and daughters discuss pleasure and sexuality than any book since the landmark 'Our Bodies, Ourselves.'" - Tamara Straus, San Francisco Chronicle "Nonsensational but deeply entertaining.

A must-read." - People, Book of the Week "Fascinating. A wise and sharply argued look at how girls are navigating 'the complicated new landscape' of sex and sexuality." - Economist "I'm not going to tell you to go right now and buy a copy. I'm going to tell you to buy two copies: One for yourself, and one for the teenager in your life. Refuses to be judgmental or doom and gloom. Instead, it offers something else -- a demand for education, enlightenment, and ultimately, the radical notion of equal satisfaction." - Adrian Liang, Amazon Best Book of the Month citation "Thought-provoking.

Girls & Sex is full of thoughtful concern and empathetic questions." - Cindi Leive, New York Times Book Review, cover review "An intimate view of the sex lives of young women in the United States. While revealing disturbing common threads. Orenstein brings levity to this fraught topic." - Elle "Deeply reported, passionately argued." - Isaac Chotiner, Slate "A nuanced read for anyone who remembers being a young woman and anyone who is raising the next generation of girls (and boys) for whom we hope the future holds sexual satisfaction, not pain or disappointment." - Rebecca Traister, More "A smart, sobering guide to the sexual lives of young women today." - Ann Levin, Associated Press "I'm not going to tell you to go right now and buy a copy.

I'm going to tell you to buy two copies: One for yourself, and one for the teenager in your life. Refuses to be judgmental or doom and gloom. Instead, it offers something else -- a demand for education, enlightenment, and ultimately, the radical notion of equal satisfaction." - Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.